CHICAGO - The Illinois Supreme Court has denied State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.'s motion for an expedited appeal of a $1.2 billion class action judgment against the company. In 1999 a Marion, Illinois judge and jury found that State Farm violated consumer-fraud laws when it failed to disclose to policyholders the quality of aftermarket crash parts it was authorizing in policyholders' repairs. The parts did not return policyholder vehicles to pre-accident condition, which is guaranteed by the insurance policy. State Farm filed the motion with the state's Supreme Court in January 2000. Typically the appellant pleads its case to an appeals court before a higher court will hear the case. The motion was denied, as many expected. Earlier in February, Illinois' high court rejected several "friend of the court" briefs filed by the National Association of Independent Insurers and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on State Farm's behalf. State Farm will submit its appeal to Illinois' 5th District Court of Appeals.
State Farm appeal denied
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